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11. W/DE FOREST. Manufacture of Plug-Tobacco.

No. 197,722. Patented Dec. 4 1877.

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Specification forming partQof. Letters Patent No. 197,722, datedDecember 4,1817; application filed I November 22, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID W. DE FOREST,

of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Manufacture of Plug- Tobacco andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon,.which form a part of this specification.

Myinvention relates to the manufacture of plug-tobacco, by first cuttingor partially cutting the filler of the plug into sections, andre-forming the filler by placing these sections side by side, andfinally putting on the. ordinary wrapper to cover the whole, and thenpressing the plug.

My invention consists, first, in the method of making the plug bycutting or partially cutting the ordinary filler into sections orpieces, and covering them, when laid side by side, with the usualoutside wrapper, and then pressing the plug; and, secondly, in a plughaving a cut or partially cut sectional filler and an outside wrapperinclosing said sections.

Figure l is a perspective view of a filler for a plug of tobacco,partially severed into sections. Fig. 2 is a view of the same having anoutside wrapper Wound spirally. Fig. 3 is a similar view of a completeplug after pressing. Figs. 4. and 5 are similar views of independentsections into which the filler is cut. Fig. 6 is a view of the plug madeof independent sections, having the wrapper wound on;

and Fig. 7 is a completed plug so made after final pressure.

A represents the filler for a plug of tobacco, partially severed intosections, a, by incisions b, which incisions may run all in onedirection across the filler, or crosswise and lengthwise, formingrectangular pieces or otherformed sections. B represents a filler for aplug, made up of sections a, entirely separate and independent of eachother, the lines cindicatin g divisionlines. These sections Iincloseorcover with a wrapper, e, of the usual kind, which holds them alltogether.

The filler, being made up of such sectional pieces as referred to above,may be pressed before applying the outside covering or wrapper to holdthe sections together or an inside binder might be used, if necessary,in some cases. The sections, if severed from each other, might requirepressing to reform the filler; but if not wholly severed, pressing wouldhardly be necessary before the ultimate wrapping.

The tobacco wrapper is applied in the ordinary way, by winding orotherwise, and the Wrapper may be of other material than tobacco; butwhen put on, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6, the entire plug is made, savethe pressing, which forms the whole into a completed or finished plug. I

The purpose of cutting the filler is to prepare the plug, so that 'thepurchaser can readily break off any sized piece he may desire to carryin the pocket, and also to facilitate the retailer in breaking off thesized piece called for for a certain sum of money.

As I propose to make my plug from a filler severed into several piecesthat are independent, or partially severed, as referred to above, and ineither case put on an outside wrapper, the plug is, to all intents andpurposes, to the trade, the ordinary plug. It has all of the advantagesand possesses additional features.-

Among the advantages of my plug may be mentioned the following, via:When the plug, and wrapper also, is cut into sections by themanufacturer, as they are now made, the

wrapper is liable to scale of and leave the sections ragged. By leavingthe Wrapper whole, these objections are obviated, while the advantage ofhaving a sectional plug is gained. v

Plugs having sections with the incisions or division-lines exposed areopen to the objection'which is a serious one-of their molding at suchpoints, and also that the sections are liable to come apart or separateand dry up, and are useless. The sections, as I prepare them, aresecurely held from coming apart by the outsidewrapper; but when it isdesired to divide the plug, one or more pieces may be readily brokenoff, and the rest of the plug is left intact.

I do not wish to limit myself to any particular form of filler, or formof plug, as my invention is applicable to plugs and fillers of allforms, and it is evident that the filler may be cutor partially cut inways different from covering all the sections with an ordinary wrapper,andpressing or finishing the plug.

2. The plug herein described, having a cut or partially cut sectionalfiller, and a wrapper inclosing said sections.

3. A tobacco-plug having a sectional filler,

- and a wrapper pressed upon and holding said sections together, asdescribed.

DAVID WILLIAM DE FOREST. Witnesses:

AMos HADLEY, GEO. W. WEST.

